In the hope of meeting the demand the wood council has partnered with Te Uru Rākau (New Zealand Forest Service), Forest Growers Levy Trust, the South Waikato District Council, and the South Waikato Investment Fund Trust (SWIFT) to offer a fees free programme through Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology. The six to twelve week Generation Programme, which is a more comprehensive version of one that’s been run in Gisborne for three years, offers participants work experience in silviculture, harvesting and mechanisation, processing, manufacturing, technology, office management, health and safety, roading, dispatch, and transport. Site visits, training simulators, fitness and nutrition, first aid, transportation and licencing, drug and alcohol education, and NZQA qualifications are all built in. Once completed participants will go into paid employment with six months of pastoral care support and options to further train for up to two years to Level 4/ diploma/ degree level.
Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 11:21 am
Construction of the new $14 million South Waikato Trades
Training Centre in Tokoroa received the official blessing of
Raukawa kaumātua Te Hapuku Rikiriki and Poihaere Barrett in
a ceremony today attended by representatives from the
district’s diverse cultures.
Raukawa Charitable
Trust Tumu Whakarae (General Manager) Maria Te Kanawa said
it was a momentous occasion for the iwi to bless the site on
the corner of State Highway 1 and Chambers St at the
northern entrance to Tokoroa.
“The Trades Training
Centre will enable many South Waikato rangatahi to train
here in Tokoroa without having to travel out of the district
Press Release – Local Government NZ
Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) member councils have today passed seven remits to direct LGNZ’s policy advocacy.
LGNZ is the peak body representing New Zealand’s 78 local councils, providing a unified voice for the sector and a pathway for continuous improvement through CouncilMARK™.
All 78 member councils were able to debate and vote on proposed remits at the LGNZ Annual General meeting.
A brief summary of each remit, and the voting results, can be found below:
1. Tree Protection
Proposed by Auckland Council and supported by Auckland Zone. This remit calls for the urgent repeal of current provisions in the Resource Management Act (RMA) that restrict tree protection, restoring councils’ rights to adopt and enforce locally appropriate policies to protect trees in their district
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 4:44 pm
Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) member councils
have today passed seven remits to direct LGNZ’s policy
advocacy.
LGNZ is the peak body representing New
Zealand’s 78 local councils, providing a unified voice for
the sector and a pathway for continuous improvement through
CouncilMARK™.
All 78 member councils were able to
debate and vote on proposed remits at the LGNZ Annual
General meeting.
A brief summary of each remit, and
the voting results, can be found below:
1.
Tree Protection
Proposed by Auckland Council
and supported by Auckland Zone. This remit calls for the
urgent repeal of current provisions in the Resource
Press Release – Local Government NZ Local Government New Zealands (LGNZ) member councils have today passed seven remits to direct LGNZs policy advocacy. LGNZ is the peak body representing New Zealands 78 local councils, providing a unified voice for the sector and a pathway …
Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) member councils have today passed seven remits to direct LGNZ’s policy advocacy.
LGNZ is the peak body representing New Zealand’s 78 local councils, providing a unified voice for the sector and a pathway for continuous improvement through CouncilMARK™.
All 78 member councils were able to debate and vote on proposed remits at the LGNZ Annual General meeting.